10 places hiring right now

Houston Chronicle

Updated 12:02 am, Wednesday, January 30, 2013

The unemployment rate might not be falling at the rate politicians and economists would like, but there are still plenty of available jobs around. Here are 10 companies looking to hire hundreds of new employees right now.

CyberCoders: The company finds qualified applicants for companies in the technology, finance, accounting and health care fields. The recruiting firm has more than 1,000 job openings, including dozens in the Houston area.

UnitedHealth Group: With an aging population, the health care industry is ramping up hiring to meet the increased demand. UnitedHealth has plenty of job openings, including more than 1,500 jobs in Texas.

Johnson & Johnson: If you’ve grown up loving Johnson & Johnson’s products, you now have your chance to work for the company. Johnson & Johnson is hiring more than 560 people across the nation, with 24 openings in Texas.

Verizon: Like AT&T, Verizon is seeing a surge in demand for cellular devices and the company’s other hot commodities – cable and Internet. Verizon has more than 1,000 job openings, including 89 in Texas.

Ernst & Young: Financial companies took a hit during the financial crisis, but many of those companies are hiring as the economy picks up. Ernst & Young is no different. The financial company has more than 400 job openings, including 50 in Texas.

Amazon Corporate LLC: Amazon is a leader in online shopping, and the company is hoping to hire dozens of people across the nation. The company currently has 482 openings, but there are only two openings in Texas.